Uznik zamka If (1988)

A Russian version of the classic Alexandre Dumas novel. Edmond Dantes is falsely accused by those jealous of his good fortune, and is sentenced to spend the rest of his life in the ... See full summary »

Director:

Georgi Yungvald-Khilkevich

Writers:

Alexandre Dumas père (novel), Georgi Yungvald-Khilkevich,

Stars:

Viktor Avilov, Evgeniy Dvorzhetskiy, Aleksey Petrenko

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Viktor Avilov	...	Edmond Dantès, Count de Monte-Cristo
Evgeniy Dvorzhetskiy	...	Young Edmond Dantès / Albert de Morcerf
Aleksey Petrenko	...	Abbé Faria
Nadira Mirzayeva	...	Haydée
Anna Samokhina	...	Mercedes
Mikhail Boyarskiy	...	Fernan Mondego, Count de Morcerf
Aleksei Zharkov	...	Danglars
Svetlana Smirnova	...	Hermine Danglars
Yana Poplavskaya	...	Eugénie Danglars
Natalya Pozdnyakova	...	La Carconte (as Natalya Tsygankova)
Arnis Licitis	...	de Villefort
Vsevolod Shilovsky	...	Cadrousse
Valentina Voilkova	...	Héloïse de Villefort
Yulle Sinisalu	...	Valentine de Villefort
Sergei Shentalinsky	...	Franz d'Epinay

Storyline

A Russian version of the classic Alexandre Dumas novel. Edmond Dantes is falsely accused by those jealous of his good fortune, and is sentenced to spend the rest of his life in the notorious island prison, Chateau d'If. While imprisoned, he meets the Abbe Faria, a fellow prisoner whom everyone believes to be mad. The Abbe tells Edmond of a fantastic treasure hidden away on a tiny island, that only he knows the location of. After many years in prison, the old Abbe dies, and Edmond escapes disguised as the dead body. Now free, Edmond must find the treasure the Abbe told him of, so he can use the new-found wealth to exact revenge on those who have wronged him.

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Plot Keywords:

prison | treasure | island prison | revenge | montecristo | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | History

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Details

Country:

Soviet Union France

Language:

Russian

Also Known As:

The Count of Monte-Cristo

Company Credits

Production Co:

Intra Media, Odessa Film Studios, Sovinfilm

Technical Specs

Runtime:

236 min 236 min (3 parts)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

Count de Monte Cristo: Everything will go the way it has to go, even if it goes backwards.

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Connections

Version of The Count of Monte Cristo (1913)

User Reviews

This movie made me made learn Latin

This is a movie I would get at any cost on DVD. Being in Russian, and later translated into Uzbek, languages so elegant and full of quirky clichés, this excels anything I have seen until now. Truly, it made me desire to become just like Edmond Dantes or Count Monte Cristo: learn Latin, engineering, languages, literature and philosophy to shape my personality into Ubermenschen, although I would never become what Dumas created in his novel. Oh and the soundtrack, screenplay, solemn look of the actor Dvorzhetsky all enhance what is called the Art of Cinema of the old Soviet times. The Western Audience should definitely see this movie just for a change from the mainstream Hollywood cinematography.